Class 3 Weapon
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Specifications
4.4.3. Class 3 weapons are marked with green tape on either the pommel or handle.
4.9.3. Class 3: All Class 3 weapons must conform to the following:- 4.9.3.1. If the weapon is Class 3 only, it has no weight restriction.
- 4.9.3.2. The maximum handle length for Class 3 weapons is two-thirds (2/3) of its overall length.
- 4.9.3.3. If the weapon is Class 3 only, it may not have a yellow cover.
Javelins, which are throwing spears, have additional specifications.
Combat
3.5.3. Class 3 (thrusting) weapons wielded one-handed cause one hit of damage to an unarmored target area, and have no affect against an armored area.- 3.5.3.1. When used two handed, Class 3 weapons bypass armor.
- 3.5.3.2. Combatants striking with a two handed stab should call “Double” as they strike. See 3.5.2.1 for two-handed definition.
3.7.2.4.6. A leg disabled by a Class 3 or 4 weapon should kneel on ground with the non-disabled leg up, but a hit to a hacked leg does not cause damage to the leg damaged by the Class 3 or 4 weapon. This is an exemption to rule 3.7.2.4.3.
[[:Category:Book of War#3.7.2.7.1]3.7.2.7.1.]] Limbs injured with Class 3 or Class 4 weapons do not count towards [the two-limb death] total.
Thrusting strikes deal one hit of damage to one area per strike if the area is unarmored or the strike is two-handed, ignoring the additional hit point conferred by armor. A one-handed thrusting strike to an armored area has no effect.
Thrusting strikes can only result in death if they hit the torso; limbs disabled by a thrusting strike do not count towards death. A combatant can have all of their limbs disabled by thrusting strikes, or three disabled by thrusting strikes and one disabled by a swinging strike, and still be alive. Doing this to somebody is called "trophying", as the other victim has effectively been turned into little more than a speaking battle trophy.
Standard Types
- Swords with stabbing tips
- Bats with stabbing tips
- Spears, including javelins
- Glaives with stabbing tips
- Staves
Popular Use
Many swords and bats, whether Class 1 or Class 2, are constructed with stabbing tips that allow them to also be Class 3. This adds to the weapons' capabilities, expanding a wielder's fighting style and potentially affecting their tactics. Swords with stabbing tips typically represent historical swords that taper toward their tips.
Most polearms are constructed as Class 3 weapons; spears and glaives are the most common polearms, and the latter is usually built with a stabbing tip. Thrusting strikes are employed often by polearms in line battles. As shields provide protection against archers, but carrying a shield in one's hand can make weapon strikes with that hand more difficult, polearm users often wear a buckler or backshield.
